IP Library Granted Patent US 12704765
Granted Patent B2
US 12704765 · App. 18/434,002 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Magnetic structure of voice coil motor, voice coil motor, zoom lens and photographic equipment

Inventors: Junqiang Gong (Zhongshan, CN); Meijiao Zhao (Zhongshan, CN); Shengping Qiu (Zhongshan, CN); Kun Li (Zhongshan, CN); Minde Li (Zhongshan, CN); Hao Wang (Zhongshan, CN)
Assignee: ZHONGSHAN UNION OPTECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
G03B5/04H02K41/0354G03B2205/0046G03B2205/0069
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Patent No.
US 12704765
App. No.
18/434,002
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a magnetic structure of a voice coil motor, a voice coil motor, a zoom lens and a photographic equipment. The magnetic structure of the voice coil motor is applied on a zoom lens and includes a yoke assembly and a magnetic stripe assembly; the yoke assembly includes two annular yoke bodies provided side by side in the first direction. The central axis of each annular yoke body is provided along the second direction. Each annular yoke body is extended along the third direction. The two annular yoke bodies are provided with two first yoke sections that are close to each other and two second yoke sections that are far away from each other in the first direction.

Claims (25)

1 . A magnetic structure of a voice coil motor, applied to a zoom lens, comprising:

a yoke assembly provided with two annular yoke bodies provided side by side in a first direction; wherein a central axis of each of the annular yoke bodies is provided along a second direction, and each of the annular yoke bodies is configured to extend along a third direction; the two annular yoke bodies are provided with two first yoke sections that are close to each other in the first direction, and two second yoke sections that are far away from each other; and

a magnetic strip assembly provided with two magnets; wherein the two magnets are respectively provided in the two annular yoke bodies; the two magnets are respectively provided on opposite side end surfaces of the two first yoke sections, or opposite side end surfaces of the two second yoke sections,

wherein each of the magnets comprises a magnetic strip, the magnetic strip is configured to extend along the third direction and is fixedly connected to the two first yoke sections or the two second yoke sections through a thread connection structure.

2 . The magnetic structure of the voice coil motor according to claim 1 , wherein the yoke assembly comprises:

two yokes; wherein each of the two yokes is provided with a first straight yoke section, a second straight yoke section and an arc-shaped yoke section; the first straight yoke section and the second straight yoke section are provided opposite to each other in the first direction, and two ends of the first straight yoke section and the second straight yoke section are connected by the arc-shaped yoke section in the third direction; the first straight yoke section of one yoke and the second straight yoke section of the other yoke are arranged in close contact with each other; and

a yoke cover configured to extend along the first direction and connect the other two ends of the first straight yoke section and the second straight yoke section of each of the yokes in the third direction in order to respectively surround to form the two annular yoke bodies;

wherein, the two magnets are respectively provided on the first straight yoke section and the second straight yoke section that are in close contact with each other or are respectively provided on the first straight yoke section and the second straight yoke section that are far away from each other; the two first yoke sections are provided with a first straight yoke section and a second straight yoke section that are in close contact with each other, and the two second yoke sections are provided with a first straight yoke section and a second straight yoke section that are far away from each other.

3 . The magnetic structure of the voice coil motor according to claim 2 , wherein the two yokes are provided with a first yoke and a second yoke; the first straight yoke section of the first yoke and the second straight yoke section of the second yoke are arranged in close contact with each other, and the first straight yoke section of the second yoke is provided with a mounting portion at the other end in the third direction; and

the yoke cover is detachably mounted on the mounting portion to sequentially connect the first straight yoke section and the second straight yoke section of the first yoke and the first straight yoke section and the second straight yoke section of the second yoke.

4 . The magnetic structure of the voice coil motor according to claim 3 , wherein the first straight yoke section of the second yoke is provided with a snap-in slot at the other end in the third direction; and

one end of the yoke cover is provided with a snap-in protrusion, and the snap-in protrusion is engaged in the snap-in slot; the other end of the yoke cover is configured to extend transversely to the other end of the second straight yoke section provided on the first yoke in the third direction;

wherein, the mounting portion comprises the snap-in slot.

5 . The magnetic structure of the voice coil motor according to claim 4 , wherein in the third direction, the other two ends of the first straight yoke section of the first yoke and the second straight yoke section of the second yoke are respectively provided with two positioning grooves; and

the yoke cover is provided with two positioning posts, and the two positioning posts are configured to correspond to the two positioning grooves one by one, so that when the yoke cover is mounted on the first yoke and the second yoke, the two positioning posts are correspondingly inserted into the two positioning grooves.

6 . The magnetic structure of the voice coil motor according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a detachable connection structure provided with a through hole, a thread locking hole and a locking screw;

wherein a thread end of the locking screw is passed through the through hole and threadedly provided in the thread locking hole; and

the through hole is provided on the yoke cover, and the thread locking hole is correspondingly provided on the other end of the second straight yoke section of the first yoke in the third direction.

7 . A voice coil motor, applied to a zoom lens, comprising:

the magnetic structure of the voice coil motor according to claim 1 ; and

an annular coil provided on a movable bearing plate of the zoom lens;

wherein the annular coil is wound along an extension axis in the third direction; the two first yoke sections of the magnetic structure of the voice coil motor that are in contact with each other in the first direction are provided in the annular coil.

8 . A zoom lens, comprising the voice coil motor according to claim 7 .

9 . A photographic equipment, comprising the zoom lens according to claim 8 .